ABOUT

Shari Finn

High profile film work includes Chappie, Dracula, The Hobbit, The Amazing Spider-man, Elysium, District 9, Star Wars Eps 3 and Matrix Reloaded. Expertise in cutting edge technologies like 3D printing, milling, and laser cutting mixed with traditional methods of model making, casting, molding, and leatherworking.

Joined Weta Workshop as a miniature model maker on Prince Caspian. Quickly branched out into other departments like creatures, animatronics, leather, construction, props, and costuming. I led the team in creating Elysium’s HULC exo-skeleton with functional, mechanical and engineered components. Received high praise from Neill Blomkamp and Matt Damon on the suit’s innovative, light-weight, and non-ristrictive execution. R&D efforts became our foundation of future sci-fi hero suits. My last role at Weta I headed the props department and armor manufacture.

I work across many technician manufacturing fields. Our facilities advancements in 3D technologies have meant me working closely with Rapid prototyped and milled components of manufacture. Of resent years in my position at Weta I have worked intensely with clean-up prep and resurfacing of RP pieces in the assembly of many of our high end prop and weapon deliverables.